Your brain has more to do with finding a date than you might realize. Try going about finding your date for Valentine’s Day using some smarty-pants neurobiolgy science. 1. Drop the list. We all have them—that list of must-have attributes we are looking for in our partners. Now, I’m not suggesting that you settle for Mr. … Continue reading
I’ve been a neglectful writer. I’ve been reading and reading and sleeping and working and reading since my last post. I keep thinking, ‘man, I have to get back there and tell them about this book’, and then I pick up a new one and get all enveloped again. The one that has made the … Continue reading
There are always a million charities and organizations needing support throughout the year, but this one is something that I truly believe in. Kids getting a chance to explore their creativity through writing and having a place to go after school is pretty brilliant across the board. Check it out. The KidSafe Writers’ Room works … Continue reading
I’ve been noticing a shift in my own feelings towards material possessions and the correlation between that and my relationships with people and my relationship to work. In the way that everything is connected, these things are all connected as well. I’m no longer willing to work at jobs I don’t love. It’s more important … Continue reading
There’s a place on Vancouver Island, just about 5 miles from where I live called Cedar. Probably after the trees. It’s a lovely little area and is home to Susan Juby’s Woefield Farm. Home to Woefield (or a it’s known in Canada, The Woefeld Poultry Collective) is a quirky little book full of characters you … Continue reading
If you read only one book in the next month, read this one. To Be Sung Underwater is gorgeous, consuming, and unforgettable. This is Tom McNeal’s second book – his first novel, Goodnight Nebraska, won the 1999 James A Michener Memorial Prize – and McNeal has forever been added to the list of authors whose book … Continue reading
I might be slightly biased about this book – I really like Jane Green and her books. Definitely one of those authors I go back to when I’m looking for something light and easy to read. Promises to Keep is similar to what I’m used to from this author, but it was also a bit … Continue reading
I’m not gonna pussyfoot around: I hated this book. Described as “A delightful comedy of manners…”, (which… what does that even mean?) The Summer We Read Gatsby started off on the wrong foot with me. I hated the two sisters … sorry, half sisters, who are the central characters of this book. Peck (short for … Continue reading
There are certain things your parents pass on to you and many of them are simple truths of life. Golden Rule type stuff. A couple of Dads from St. Louis, Missouri, have recently published a book of ‘Pocket Truths’—tired and true bits of wisdom usually passed down from Dad. “Dads can be crucial when it comes … Continue reading